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William McCoskry was a British merchant who served as Consul at Lagos, then as acting Governor of Lagos Colony. ==Lagos trader== McCoskry reached Lagos in early 1852, soon after the Oba Kosoko was expelled. He had already represented the British firm of W.B. Hutton in West Africa for seven years. McCoskry, a Scotsman, was known as "A l'agbon pipon" (man with the red beard) by the Yoruba people. Apongbon in the west of Lagos Island derives its name from this phrase. McCoskry got on bad terms with Benjamin Campbell, who arrived on 21 July 1853 to take up the position of Consul. He even attempted to ship palm oil without paying duties. Campbell later recommended McCoskry as vice-consul for Badagry. He held this position briefly between 1855 and 1856. In March 1856 McCoskry was acting for Consul Campbell, who was away from the colony on a visit to the Benin River, when a plot was discovered to overturn the Oba of Lagos, Dosunmu. When three cruisers appeared off the bar the plot fizzled out. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「William McCoskry」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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